This is an interesting little ditty from the People’s Daily News in
1.4 million armymen surf Intranet in Chinese New Year holiday
More than 1.4 million officers and soldiers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) visited the PLA's Intranet during the week-long Spring Festival or Chinese Lunar New Year from Jan. 29 to Feb. 4.
During the festive days, many officers and soldiers surfed PLA's Intranet which also has recreational channels including movies, music and greeting-card service.
The Intranet, known as "The PLA Political Work Network," was officially launched in October last year, by integrating the Intranets of various political departments at the PLA Headquarters and major military units.
I wonder if the PLA soldiers have Internet access at all… my guess is no (hene the games, movies, etc.)? I must admit though I have not seen too many intranets with games, movies and greeting cards.
I wonder by how many multiples the Chinese PLA intranet is cheaper than the U.S. Navy-Marine Corps Intranet money pit? Or the U.S. Army behemoth?
See…
World’s Biggest Intranet (back issue)
$9 Billion Bugs for U.S. Navy-Marine Corps Intranet (back issue)
U.S. military creating world’s largest interconnected network
Scandal rocks world’s biggest intranet
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